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Calcium? Vitamin D? Who needs it? How Much?

The “who needs it” part is the easiest to answer: We all do! As to “how much,” that varies with age, sex, and lifestyle. The following is an update from Dr. Jamie McManus about an article form the Institute of Medicine that raises the levels of these nutrients previously thought acceptable. At the end is [...]

“The USDA Says, ‘Shut Up and Eat your Pesticides?’”

I’ve copied in an article, written by Alice Wessendorf that appeared in www.healthiertalk.com. In this day and age of so much conflicting information, it’s sad that the least reliable is our government agencies.

Nutrition – with Dr. Wayne Pickering

I’m a firm believer in the old adage that “You are what you eat.” I guess you could call it the nutritional version of GIGO – the computer acronym for “Garbage in, garbage out.” A computer nerd knows that if you start with sloppy programing, you should expect to get a pile of problems. And [...]

Nutrition & Exercise – It’s all about balance

No, I’m not talking about the kind of balance it takes to walk a tightrope or excel at gymnastics, but I’m sure we’d all love to have that ability. What I’m speaking writing about again is the balance of nutrients we consume when we’re trying to reduce our body fat and build muscle. Those of [...]